Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

Wei Xiaobao quickly shook his head and said in embarrassment: "That won't work. This is one-of-a-kind. Even if you want it, I don't have any extra. When I get back, I'll ask the shipyard if they can build another one."

Kangxi then asked: "What about the price? If it is too expensive, I may not be able to afford it."

"Haha, anyone can say you are poor, but you are the emperor and you still say you are poor?" Wei Xiaobao asked puzzled.

"Alas!" Kangxi sighed and continued, "You don't know, my burden is very heavy. There are a large number of concubines and many princes and princesses in the harem who need to be taken care of. There is not much money left in the treasury every year."

Wei Xiaobao smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please stop joking. Who would believe that an emperor has no money? But I really don't know the specific price of the yacht. I have to ask the shipyard to find out."

"Then it's settled. Go back and build me a yacht. The pilot, machine gunner, radio operator, etc. will all be equipped according to the standards of your yacht. As for the money? Didn't you say before that if I need money, I can borrow from your bank? So as long as you, Commander Wei, have money, I will not lack money."

When Wei Xiaobao heard this, he was immediately stunned!

He cursed himself secretly: They say that when teaching people, don't make them smart, but teach them to be stupid. But I was the opposite. I managed to teach Kangxi to be smart. I can drive away the yacht by paying some interest. This business is impeccable.

"Okay then, let's go back and ask the shipyard to build another one. You can send a strong palace maid to learn to be the driver and the radio operator." Wei Xiaobao said helplessly.

"What does a machine gunner do? Why don't you send someone to learn it?" Kangxi asked curiously.

"The machine gunner is a cleaner and doesn't need to learn it." Wei Xiaobao replied unhappily.

Wei Xiaobao didn't want Kangxi to know the real purpose of the machine gun, otherwise there would be more trouble in the future. He didn't want these advanced weapons to be spread out so early.

"Oh, there's no need to learn that. Just send any eunuch or palace maid." Kangxi said smartly.

Before we knew it, the yacht had arrived at Xiamen Port.

Since Zhou Asan was arrested, the position of head of the guard regiment has been taken over by his old superior Zuo Hongwu.

When Zhu Youli set out from the Fuzhou Wharf, he used the radio on the yacht to issue instructions to the security regiment, asking them to land at the Xiamen Wharf and take control of the situation in order to welcome the arrival of the Commander yacht.

At this moment, Yao Qisheng sent a battalion of 500 Qing soldiers to garrison at the dock.

However, today is the sixth day since the Qing army entered Xiamen Island.

During these six days, two days of food supplies were deducted because the Tiandi Army claimed that the Qing Army had set up artillery positions on the first day.

So it was not until the third day that each Qing soldier received two taels of food.

Originally, three taels of food should have been distributed, but the commanders of the Tiandi Army believed that the Qing soldiers were all fat and needed to lose weight, so they stipulated that each person could only receive two taels of food per day.

During these days, the Qing soldiers could only rely on drinking thin porridge to survive. They were so hungry that their eyes turned black and they didn't even have the strength to hold a knife.

The Qing soldiers stationed at the dock fell to the ground weakly, watching helplessly as the Tiandi Army came by boat from Kinmen and successfully landed at the dock.

The soldiers of the security regiment quickly took control of the dock, drove the 500 Qing soldiers stationed there to the side, and assigned people to guard them.

After everything was back to normal at Xiamen Port, the Commander yacht also arrived at the port.

It was Kangxi’s first time to visit Xiamen Port. He looked around with great interest, his eyes revealing curiosity and excitement.

When he saw the transport ship with flight number 552 docked in the alley, he couldn't help but be amazed.

This huge ship stands on the sea like a towering mountain, and its three huge chimneys stretch into the sky like pillars, giving people a majestic and spectacular feeling.

This was the first time that Kangxi saw such a huge ship with his own eyes, and its huge size was awe-inspiring.

This Dabao ship is about 150 meters long, 36 meters wide, and has a displacement of up to 2500 tons.

In comparison, the people standing under the boat seem insignificant, like ants.

Two eye-catching 280mm cannons are installed on the bow and stern of the ship, with nine-meter-long gun barrels pointing straight into the sky, majestic and magnificent.

This is the powerful weapon of the Tiandi Army that can launch explosive bombs with incredible power.

Kangxi stared at transport ship No. 552, with a complex emotion welling up in his heart.

He recalled the doubts about the Federation of Heaven and Earth in the court. They believed that the Federation of Heaven and Earth did not pay attention to Confucianism, but instead focused on unorthodox practices such as strange tricks and lewd tricks.

However, the huge ship before him made Kangxi deeply realize that this was not a so-called unorthodox method, but a real weapon to stabilize the country.

"Is this the ironclad ship that defeated the Westerners?" Kangxi asked Wei Xiaobao in surprise, with a hint of expectation and confusion in his tone.

"No, this is just a transport ship with cannons installed, not an ironclad ship." Wei Xiaobao explained with a smile in his eyes.

He knew that Kangxi had a keen interest in military equipment, but he didn't know much about advanced warships such as ironclad ships.

Wei Xiaobao's words shocked Kangxi again. Such a huge warship was not a warship. How big was a real warship? He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

At this time, Wei Xiaobao saw that Kangxi had been staring at the No. 552 ship in a daze, and hurriedly urged: "Your Majesty, let's go to the military camp first. Yao Qisheng is still in the military camp."

Kangxi came to his senses, sighed helplessly, turned around and walked towards the military camp with Wei Xiaobao.

Since the military camp was still some distance away, the two chose to walk there. About two quarters of an hour later, under the strict escort of the guard regiment, they finally arrived at the military camp.

When they arrived at the gate of the military camp, Kangxi saw several soldiers who were in charge of guarding the gate of the military camp leaning crookedly against the gatepost to rest.

Kangxi was immediately furious. The soldiers of the Tiandi Army were all energetic and vigorous, while his own Qing soldiers seemed lifeless and had no soldierly spirit at all.

Kangxi became angrier and angrier, and shouted to Duolong and Wei Zhuer, "Go and call Yao Qisheng and Bakhtu to come out to see me!"

"Yes!" Duolong and Wei Zhuer answered in unison, and then quickly ran towards the gate of the barracks.

The Qing army sergeant guarding the gate looked up, said nothing, asked nothing, and let him enter the barracks.

Kangxi's face turned blue and purple.

This military camp was originally the barracks of the Xiamen Navy, which could accommodate more than 10,000 people. After the establishment of the Southeast Fleet, the military camp was expanded to accommodate more than 30,000 people.

But after Yao Qisheng led an army of 70,000 to suppress the rebellion, the place became extremely crowded.